Easthampton policy panel backs sibling priority for school choice
School Committee - Policy Subcommittee · Meeting of July 20, 2026
Easthampton Policy Subcommittee advances sibling priority in school choice policy. The three-member subcommittee unanimously approved amendments to the school choice policy allowing siblings of already enrolled students to receive admission priority. The committee, with Superintendent Michelle Balch and Business Director Julia Saari-Franks, also passed a Parent Advisory Councils policy update in unanimous votes.
The subcommittee discussed planned revisions to restraint and seclusion protocols and plans to review medication administration policies with nursing staff.
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Source: the School Committee - Policy Subcommittee meeting of July 20, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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